Apparently, Burton even went so far as to have the stars from his film "Sleepy Hollow", which included Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci, to watch "The Fearless Vampire Killers" for reference. Here is were I found this:http://www.cinemareview.com/production.asp?prodid=796

As a frame of reference, Burton encouraged his team to watch films like Mario Bava's "Black Sunday," Roman Polanski's "The Fearless Vampire Killers" and Hammer horror films.

"They're beautiful, those movies. They really have an art to them and those are my favorite kind of movies," says Burton.

It is interesting to note that with Depp as Ichabod in "Sleepy Hollow" the actor is subtly over-the-top in a performance reminiscent of the character Polanski plays in "The Fearless Vampire Killers." Ichabod Crane stumbles through with his investigation, relying on his "scientific method" to help in his hunt for the headless killer. Not unlike Professor Abronsius and Alfred (Polanski) bumbling through their own capers trying to find vampires.

Tim Burton's latest outing "Alice in Wonderland" is now playing in theaters.